QUERY
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A new HTTP method for safe, idempotent, cacheable requests that can carry a request body.
Why it's here
Placed in Assess: 1 article(s) of evidence from 1 source(s), led by framework updates, with 1 in the last 30 days. Confidence 24%. Low accumulated evidence, so it defaults conservatively pending more signal.
Evidence (1)
- 7InfoQ·9/10/2026framework_updateIETF Adds QUERY as a New HTTP Method
The IETF published RFC 10008 in June 2026, defining QUERY as a new HTTP method for requests that include a body. QUERY is designed to support safe, cacheable, and idempotent queries with richer filters than GET allows, while avoiding some limitations of POST for API lookup operations.